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प्रश्न
A measuring cylinder is filled with water to a particular mark. A piece of solid is immersed inside the measuring cylinder. State why the level of water in the measuring cylinder will rise up. If the solid is removed, what will be the new level of the water in the measuring cylinder? Give a reason for your answer.
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उत्तर
When a piece of solid stone is immersed inside the measuring cylinder. The water level rises up.
On removal of solid stone, the water level in the measuring cylinder falls down back to the mark ‘A’.
Hence, It shows that the stone occupies the space of the water and thus pushes the water level up. This experiment or procedure also proves that all solids occupy space.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
How will you prove by an experiment that solids occupy space ?
For the following statement, say whether it describe a solid, a liquid or a gas.
Particles are quite close together.
The state of matter which has no definite shape or volume is called
- solid
- liquid
- gas
- water
The process by which a solid changes into a liquid is called
- freezing
- melting
- condensation
- evaporation
Fill in the blank:
The quantity of matter in an object is called its _____
How will you prove by an experiment that solids occupy space ?
Give reason of We can walk through air.
When sugar is dissolved in water, there is no increase in the volume. Which characteristic of matter is illustrated by this observation?
Give a reason why:
Gases have no definite volume and no definite shape.
Complete the statement by filling the blank with the correct word given below.
When inter-particle space increases, the inter-particle attractive force _______________.
